Table 1.
Patient characteristics (n = 51) before TOLMS (left) and after TOLMS (right). Unless otherwise specified, data expressed as number of patients and percentage of group.
| Number | % | Number | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender male female |
43 8 |
84.3% 15.7% |
Initial cordectomy (via TOLMS) type I (subepithelial) type II (subligamental) type III (transmuscular) |
24 18 9 |
47.1% 35.3% 17.6% |
|
| Age (in years; mean ± SD) |
65 ± 12 | - | Grading of pT1a G1 (well differentiated) G2 (moderately differentiated) G3 (poorly differentiated) |
15 34 2 |
29.4% 66.7% 3.9% |
|
| Occurrence of pT1a left vocal fold right vocal fold |
23 28 |
45.1% 54.9% |
Follow-up (in months; mean ± SD) |
45 ± 26 | - | |
| Vocal fold involvement anterior third middle third posterior third anterior and middle third middle and posterior third entire length |
3 7 1 7 7 26 |
5.9% 13.7% 2.0% 13.7% 13.7% 51.0% |
Treatment response local disease control local disease recurrence contralateral secondary pT1a ultimate local disease control with TOLMS alone) larynx preservation |
41 10 2 49 50 |
80.4% 19.6% 3.9% 96.1% 98.0% |
|
| Appearance of pT1a hyperkeratotic exophytic ulcerating |
20 29 2 |
39.2% 56.9% 3.9% |
Survival disease-specific overall recurrence-free |
51 49 39 |
100.0% 96.1% 76.5% |